ailurophile

noun

1. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.

   “He played the piano well, was an enthusiastic ailurophile, and persistently played solitaire while talking and writing.”

   “When the archbishop would send Philip on an assignment, he would leave the cat in the care of the archbishop, who apparently was not an ailurophile.”

   “Alicia is not a serious ailurophile, however; she neglects Chestnut, and Chestnut knows it.”

   “Your identity as an ailurophile (cat lover) is confirmed by cat hair on your clothes, but that is a distinction that most of us will gladly forfeit.”